The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-05-20

TERRIBLE forest fires were reported rag
ing in Galicia, Austria, and fire brigades
and military detachments were trying to
prevent the spread of the flames. The fur
ther spread of the forest fires raging in
Hungary has been prevented. In Transyl-
vania 400 houses have been burned In the
village of Csikosmas and thirty-three in the
village of Janoshaza.
A DISPATCH from Guaymas, Mex, Of the
9th, says Shocks continue at Ures. Many
buildings are cracked and rendered unsafe.
The inhabitants are leaving as fast as pos
sible. A large slice of the mountain near
the town fell with terrible crash and the
friction of the rocks ignited the woods,
causing the belief that a volcano had broken
out. At Del Cayas Santalena mine the
earthquake caused a great panic. The
whole hin fell down, scattering the rocks
amongst 15O persons. Fortunately nobody
was hurt.
TIE Paris Temps says an agreement has
been made between Salisbury and FIourens
defining the sphere of action of England
and France in East Africa England
recognizes the right of France over the
Obock territory and Gulf of MadjOurah
and cedes the Island of Mashab to France.
The frontier of the French territory ex-
France admits the authority over the terri
tory east of Cape DjibOujeh.
THE strife between Austrian Germans
and Czechs continues. A violent scene oc-
Cured the other day in the Unterhaus be
tween German and Czech deputies. Prof.
Maasen was hOoted at the university.
Fierce street fights have taken place at
Prague between German students and
Czech mob.
ENGLISH Congregationa1ist ministers
have adopted a resolution protesting
against the Irish Coercion bill, demanding
| that the IRISH shall be treated with justice
and urging the Government to adopt pol
| icy of conciliation in dealing with the Irish
/ question
J. B. FRUcHIER, an American citizen who
| left California last October to visit France,
was seized on his arrival there, imprisoned,
/ denied counsel and forced to serve in the
/ French army. He is now in the Seventh
regiment Of the line.
By railway collision near Melbourne,
Australia, recently, fourteen persons were
! killed and injured.
THE German Reichstag has voted to re-
| fer the Spirit Tax Bill to committee of
twenty-eIght members.
EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEN arrived at
Montreal on the 11th and delivered his
! speech against Lord Lansdowne in the
| evening. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the evictions CA Lord Lans-
downe's estate in Ireland.
/ HE steamer D6uJOB3 plying DGbWG6u
Singapore, Penang and Malacca, was
run into at midnight, March %, by the
steamer Fair, of Penang, shortly after leav-
ing Malacca and sank within'half an hour.
OF 200 persons aboard only fifty were known
to have been saved. Most OF those lost were
natives.
CARDINAL SIdEo.;I has recommended that
the Irish clergy be instructed by the Pope
to abstain from association with agitators.
IT was stated on the 18th that Sir Ed
ward Thornton had received new PROPOSE
tion for the settlement of the Virginia debt.
1t provides for three per cent. on $50, 900,
600 of debt, the amount of bonds held by
the State which it is proposed shall be can
celed The proposition was said to be final
SIR ARTHUR HAvELOCK, Governor of Ma
tai, has been instructed to proclaim Zulu
land, excepting the portion constituting the
new Boer republic, a British possession
The new Boer republic occupies the west
ern part of Zululand, but does not reach the
coast. It's area is 1,800 square miles. The
capital is Vryheid.
THREE directors Of the gIassworks at Vol
lerstall Alsace, have been expelled fol
drilling workmen in the French military
tactics.
CARvALHo BRoTHERs & Co, West Indi,
merchants, of London, have failed with liza
bilities aggregating $4,000.
THE New German Liberals are forming
an anti-corn law league and propose TO pusl
the matter vigorously.
A DISPATCH from st. Petersburg says tina
it is reported that nihilist student mad
an attempt upon the life of the Governor o
Astrakhan, and is said to have severel.
wounded him by firing at him with re
volver.
A NUMBER of university students creates
q riot in Vienna the other night by Missing
Prof. Massen for his anti German speecl
in the Reichstag. Four were arrested.
PARNELL's health became worse on hi
| Journey from Ireland to London. By hi
physicians advice Mr.. Parnen proceeded
Bournemouth
THE whaling bark Europa Captain Hail
and crew of thirty-two were wrecks
A pril y, off the coast of Japan. No partiC
ulars were given. The Europa was owne
by Aiken & Swift, New Bedford, Mass
and left San Francisco December II, las
year